POLITICS
Thailand Deputy PM visits Nigeria as Bangkok targets deeper ties, bilateral...
MON AUG 24 2026-theGBJournal| Thailand is seeking to deepen its economic and diplomatic engagement with Nigeria as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak...
BUSINESS
MONEY
Naira strengthens on strong FX supply as reserves rise to $52.66...
...Forward market also points to stronger naira
...The positive sentiment extended into the forward market, where the naira appreciated by 0.8% across all major tenors.
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SCIENCE / CLIMATE CHANGE
AFC launches fund to channel Nigerian capital into climate-resilient infrastructure
...The fund is part of AFC Capital Partners’ $750 million Infrastructure Climate-Resilient Fund, which aims to build greater resilience into African infrastructure
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AGRICULTURE
SPORTS
Government should stop funding sports
...Nigeria should stop pretending that pouring public money into sports is the same thing as developing sports. It is not.
By Ehi Braimah
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FIFA hits back at ‘concerted effort’ to undermine president
SUN AUG 09 2026-theGBJournal| FIFA has hit back at what it described as a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine its president, warning that...
UEFA says Infantino-led FIFA has lost football’s trust despite World Cup...
SAT AUG 01 2026-theGBJournal| UEFA, Europe's governing body for football, has welcomed FIFA's decision to abandon plans to sell a stake in the commercial...
FIFA President Infantino abandons World Cup stake sale after fierce staff...
SAT AUG 01 2026-theGBJournal| FIFA President Gianni Infantino has abandoned plans to sell a stake in the commercial rights of the FIFA World Cup...
WORLD NEWS
Thailand Deputy PM visits Nigeria as Bangkok targets deeper ties, bilateral...
MON AUG 24 2026-theGBJournal| Thailand is seeking to deepen its economic and diplomatic engagement with Nigeria as Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak...
ECOWAS, UN strengthen cooperation to curb arms proliferation and conflict in...
SUN AUG 23 2026-theGBJournal|ECOWAS and the United Nations Office for Disarment Affairs (UNODA) and United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa...
Pope Leo XIV warns AI could become a new tool of...
SUN AUG 23 2026-theGBJournal| Pope Leo XIV has warned that the rapid development of artificial intelligence risks creating new forms of economic and technological...
Canada suspends US trade talks as 50% tariffs trigger new North...
...The immediate dispute centres on access to the U.S. market and the level of tariffs facing Canadian exports.
SAT AUG 22 2026-theGBJournal| Canada has suspended...
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